Description
I bet you've never had a healthy mac and cheese before. This dish is still cheesy and creamy while packing over 42 g of protein in 500 calories per serving. You can add even more bulk by adding more vegetables like peppers or broccoli, but I wanted to keep it more traditional here. To elevate this, make it a BBQ Mac & Cheese with Date Sweetened Ketchup or Unsweetened BBQ Sauce, or top it with breadcrumbs and broil the top until crispy!
Time
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
40 minutes
Total Time:
1 hour
Cost
Total Cost:
Cost per Serving:
$2.23
Ingredients
Serving(s)
Pasta
- 8.8 ounce Red lentil pasta
Protein
- 1 tsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 2 medium Onion
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1.3 lb Ground turkey, 93/7
- 1 tbsp Chili powder
- 1 tsp Black pepper, ground
Cheese Sauce
- 8 oz Nonfat cottage cheese
- 1 1/4 cup Shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup Skim milk
- 4 tbsp Nutritional yeast
- 1 1/2 tbsp Cornstarch
- 1 tbsp Paprika
- 1/2 tbsp Garlic powder
- 1/2 tbsp Onion powder
Topping (optional)
- 1/4 cup Date sweetened ketchup
- 1/4 cup Shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
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- Add the meat to the pan, and cook until no longer pink. Season with chili powder and black pepper. Remove from the heat
- Meanwhile, prepare your cheese sauce by blending together all the ingredients - cottage cheese, shredded cheese, milk, nutritional yeast, cornstarch, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika
- Combine the cheese sauce and pasta with the meat in a 9x13" casserole pan. Top with shredded cheese, and optionally top with BBQ sauce or breadcrumbs as well
- Cover, and bake at 400F until bubbly. This will take about 10 minutes if baking right away, or 30 minutes if preparing ahead of time, refrigerating, and baking later
- To meal prep this - split the dish into 6 servings, add some roasted veggies on the side, cover, and refrigerate
Nutrition Facts
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Total Fat: 19.4g (25%
25 % of Daily Value (78 g)
)
Saturated Fat: 8.4g (42%
42 % of Daily Value (20 g)
)
Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.3g
Monounsaturated Fat: 4.1g
Cholesterol: 106mg (35%
35 % of Daily Value (300 mg)
)
Sodium: 847mg (37%
37 % of Daily Value (2300 mg)
)
Total Carbohydrate: 37.7g (14%
14 % of Daily Value (275 g)
)
Fiber: 6.5g (23%
23 % of Daily Value (28 g)
)
Net Carbs: 31.2g
Total Sugar: 4.6g
Protein: 42.2g (84%
84 % of Daily Value (50 g)
)
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Vitamin B12: 14.36mcg (598%
598 % of Daily Value (2.4 mcg)
)
Vitamin D: 0.9mcg (4%
4 % of Daily Value (20 mcg)
)
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Calcium: 342mg (26%
26 % of Daily Value (1300 mg)
)
Iron: 5.0mg (28%
28 % of Daily Value (18 mg)
)
Magnesium: 62mg (15%
15 % of Daily Value (420 mg)
)
Potassium: 771mg (16%
16 % of Daily Value (4700 mg)
)
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39.2
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16.2
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7.8
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Sources of Inspiration
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